Reminisce on Brenda Council becoming first Black woman to run for Omaha mayor
A labor attorney for Union Pacific Railroad at the time, Council was trying to become the city’s first Black mayor. She was ...
Virginia McCaskey was the grand lady of the NFL who ran a franchise that struggled at football
She was born into a football life and only took over an NFL franchise out of duty to family. She was an accidental owner, a ...
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'First lady of the NFL': Chicago Bears matriarch Virginia Halas McCaskey dies at age 102
The oldest daughter of George Halas took over the Chicago Bears in 1979. She was beloved and respected around the world of ...
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Editorial: What will the mayor do if the Chicago Teachers Union he used to work for takes to the picket lines? Join them?
Not one. The prospect of the former CTU organizer taking the side of striking teachers even as he holds the office of mayor of Chicago isn’t unimaginable. Given what we’ve seen from him to date — ...
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Chicago mayor's office accepted luxury gifts without properly reporting them: OIG
The Chicago Mayor's Office accepted gifts ranging from designer handbags to jewelry on behalf of the City without publicly reporting them, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector ...
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Chicago mayor rips ICE operations, says Trump 'is attempting to get us to surrender our humanity'
Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson accused President Donald Trump of "attempting to get us to surrender our humanity" as he ripped the White House Tuesday for the U.S. Customs and Immigration ...
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More than 100 arrested in Chicago area as targeted immigration enforcement efforts continue
Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to say Tuesday whether he would testify on Capitol Hill next month about Chicago's sanctuary city status, after a congressional committee asked him and three other ...
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Wu among 4 mayors called to Congress as part of GOP investigation into so-called ‘sanctuary cities’
BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is being called to Congress as part of an investigation into so-called “sanctuary cities” alongside the mayors of Chicago, New York, and Denver.
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Mayor Johnson, other sanctuary city leaders called to D.C. to testify
Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, along with the mayors of Boston, Denver, and New York City, has been summoned to testify before Congress ...
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‘Lady in Red’ Jenifer Rajkumar nixes comptroller run, announces campaign for NYC public advocate instead
The civil rights attorney is a known strong ally of Adams, appearing at the mayor’s side wearing red during press conferences so often she was dubbed the “Lady in Red.” But now she’s ready ...
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu among several mayors called to testify in Capitol Hill hearing on sanctuary cities
AS WELL AS THE MAYORS OF CHICAGO, DENVER, AND NEW YORK TO COME TO WASHINGTON NEXT MONTH AND TESTIFY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AT A PUBLIC HEARING, COUNCILOR FLYNN SAYS HE THINKS BOSTON CAN DO BETTER ...
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On This Day: “The Playboy of the Western World” opens at Dublin's Abbey Theater
“There was a strong desire among mayors ... to Chicago, the last stop on the American tour, in February 1912, it was derided as "Cowboy of the Western World." In the Windy City, Lady Gregory ...